Song for Autumn: Longing for Change
“Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now/ how comfortable it will be to touch/ the earth” –Mary Oliver, Song for Autumn This time of year always pricks my spirit […]
Month: August 2020
For Writers: A Virtual Master Class You Won’t Want to Miss!
“It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” —Ernest Hemingway Although the best writing looks effortless, writing takes […]
Q&A With Bob Shumaker: Author of ‘Return of the Schmooney’
This week, we’re excited to be talking with children’s author Bob Shumaker. After retiring from his sales and marketing company, Bob chose to focus on his lifelong passion of writing. […]
Return of the Schmooney: Celebrating Differences and Friendship
“All of us have gifts. We are born with them. You just haven’t discovered yours yet.”–Return of the Schmooney, Bob Shumaker Back in 2005, I was captivated by the story […]
3 Life Lessons From Jane Eyre
One of the strongest female characters I’ve found in literature is Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. In Jane, the reader finds courage and wisdom, an appreciation for the natural world, and […]
Book-A-Month Challenge August Prompt: Read a Throwback
August Book-A-Month Challenge Prompt: Read a Throw-Back– Find a children’s book or YA novel you’ve never read and give it a go. Try picking a genre you always liked as […]